Working Student - OptiTrack Motion Capture Calibration

About Monumental

Monumental (http://monumental.co/) is automating on-site construction with robotics and software. Our mission is to make construction primarily software-defined and work towards a future where beautiful, bespoke buildings are built within a single day with minimal labour.

We’re a growing team (about 100 team members) of mostly engineers and technicians, coming from companies like Palantir, Qualcomm, Dyson, Shopify, Tesla, Meta and 1X. It’s still the early days of building the company, and this is a unique opportunity to be an early employee in a high-growth, high-ambition startup environment. From Day 1, you’ll be able to work with an experienced founding team backed by top-tier investors.

Monumental is based near Artis zoo in the Plantage, in the city center of Amsterdam. We have a beautiful office with an in-house workshop and robot testing facility. We’re explicitly not a hybrid or remote-first company: we enjoy collaborating 5 days a week at the office.

What you'll do

• Take over from our engineering team at 5pm and run the show until 11pm, and run the entire process over the weekend from 10am to 4pm.
• Drive our robots to and from the calibration area using a Nintendo-style nunchuk controller.
• Carefully set up the test space.
• Start and monitor the automated calibration procedure.
• Log any issues you encounter for our engineers to address.
• Supervise the automated process during shifts, allowing for study or focus while on the clock.
• Lock up our HQ once done for the day.

What we're looking for

• You're a night owl and someone we can count on: this is a non-negotiable.
• You have sharp attention to detail and take pride in doing things right.
• A background in software engineering or a related technical field is a plus.
• Comfortable around hardware and robotics setups.
• Applicants must be based in the Netherlands, eligible to work and able to commute onsite to Amsterdam.
• We are unable to support relocation or sponsorship for this role.

Why this role

• This is a rare chance to get hands-on experience inside one of Amsterdam's most exciting robotics startups.
• You'll be trusted with real equipment and real responsibility from day one.
• You are welcome to come in earlier than 5pm on days where possible to study/work from our HQ before starting your shift and learn from some of the brightest minds.